Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 重治, 繁晴, 繁治, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-GEH-HAH-ROO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "folds, layers, main, principal, important" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, rule, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.